Coniston, Cumbria

54.369444444444 - 3.0772222222222Koordinaten: 54 ° 22 ' N, 3 ° 5' W

Coniston is a village in the Lake District in the north of England. It is located on the shores of Lake Coniston Water, at the foot of the mountain Old Man of Coniston (803 m). In the past, the place of copper and slate quarrying lived, since the Victorian period, he is a popular resort.

Among the tourist attractions, such as hiking and mountain climbing. In 1950, the Lake District National Park was established, a further total of fourteen national parks in the United Kingdom, and gave the tourism boost.

Significant population of Coniston included the poet John Ruskin and the world record holder in the power boating, Donald Campbell.